Syringa josikaea

Botanical Description

Syringa josikaea is an erect, deciduous shrub that can grow up to 4 metres tall[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is widely cultivated as an ornamental, especially in eastern Europe, and can be grown as a hedge. Syringa josikaea is an endemic plant of the Carpathian mountains with a disjunctive and fragmented distribution area. There are 17 sites in the Ukraine and 17 sites in Romania. The Ukrainian sites are small and the populations have a declining trend. There are no more than 1,000 individuals in Ukraine. The main threats are changes to the groundwater regime. There is no information on the population size or trend and potential threats available for Romania. The plant is classified as 'Data Deficient' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013), but very probably belongs into a threatened category as it is listed as Endangered in the Carpathian List of Endangered Species[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].